Six Sentence Patience


One more card to turn.

One more move to make.

The players are lining up nicely.

The rules of this game may be fluid on the whole, although each part must be made up of six sentences; no more, no less.

The events are already happening, have happened and will happen right at this moment, based in and around the Six Sentence Café & Bistro… it’s all a game of chance… will it be Seven Proprietors High?

Only by turning the card will that answer be revealed, although perhaps another player will  join the mix – that’s the thing with chance – after all, there is always more to this story.

A second Six Sentence Story, where the key word is Fluid. With apologies to the proprietors whose unlikenesses have been used in this post…

21 responses to “Six Sentence Patience”

  1. larry trasciatti avatar

    You’ve found exactly what we need….someone to spread the word about this prompt.. The first two lines are not sentence though, technically, since neither has a verb.

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    1. Tom avatar

      Thanks, Larry, but the post isn’t really a story either, looking at it! A lot of my posts are just words thrown together… I have a fluid writing style! 😉

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  2. Matt D avatar

    Seven proprietors for the Six Sentence Café & Bistro? Now perhaps if one of the six were to find their demise by an outside entity, then I could see another take their place. (Harry has an alibi, dammit!)

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    1. Tom avatar

      Or they could just be special guest stars, Matt! 😃

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      1. Matt D avatar

        Well… Harry did leave his card with Denise. The ball is in her court so to say.

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    2. clark avatar

      It’s a big, albeit un-named, city.
      Characters are like parking meters* every street’s got ’em, what really is important is the model of the car and the reason for the quarters**
      Don’t tell anyone, but there may be another public function, like Chris’s book release, coming up at the Café, might be a perfect time to search the crowd for suspects. Your boy Harry would totally fit in, provided he found hisself a client and a job first.

      *ok, go ahead, better we hear it from a friend (if not an associate): Just how anachronistic are parking meters? Wait! I don’t want need to know. The beauty part of the blogosphere, in general, and these stories, in particular, is that it matters only as much as the author, the characters and the Readers care.
      ** the last time I used a parking meter

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      1. Matt D avatar

        I have it on good authority that Harry is going to visit SSC&B this week. He has unresolved issues with the bartender.

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  3. Chris Hall avatar

    Keeping my poker face here!

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    1. Tom avatar

      Giving nothing away, Lady Gaga! 😉🤣

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      1. Chris Hall avatar

        🙈🙉🙊😉

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  4. Keith's Ramblings avatar

    Waiting for an answer is indeed a game of patience.

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    1. Tom avatar

      Some times more than others, Keith!

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  5. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    Your Hand is always Fluid in your delivery dear Tom.. DEAL!!!!!!!!!!…

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    1. Tom avatar

      😃 Will do, Sue! Just waiting for the next card! 🙂

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  6. clark avatar

    Interesting difference in names of what I assume are the same card game: Solitaire and Patience.
    I love playing one, but suspect I would fail at the other.

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    1. Tom avatar

      I’m guessing they’re the same, Clark… although this Patience version is totally different!

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  7. GirlieOnTheEdge avatar

    “Would I like to leave a comment?” Absolutely! No matter what day it is!
    Fiction writing is all about fluidity which is what makes it so enjoyable. I love not knowing week to week who might drop into the Café.

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    1. Tom avatar

      And in six bitesize sentences, there’s more fun to enjoy, Denise! 😀

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  8. europasicewolf avatar

    Very cool characters on the cards Tom! No doubt this is fluid enough to flow anywhere your imagination might take you…the possibilities are endless in your case!😅😉😁

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    1. Tom avatar

      That’s the fun of the Six Sentence Stories, Icewolf. The characters on the cards are meant to be the likenesses of the Propietors to the Bistro.

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